A few days ago, officials admitted that certain “peripheral” structures of the massive Three Gorges Dam deformed due to the building water pressure. Stunning pictures of water being released ...
That would be triple the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world’s biggest ... Chinese officials said cracks appeared on five hydropower dams in Tibet after a magnitude 7.1 ...
the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...
the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...
China’s Three Gorges Dam, currently the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, began construction in 1994 and cost around £29 billion over its nine-year build. Situated in Hubei, a central ...
One of the largest and most remarkable human-made structures in the world, China’s Three Gorges Dam, has achieved feats far beyond energy production. This colossal dam, built on the Yangtze ...
That would more than triple the 88.2 billion kWh designed capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world’s largest, in central China. The project will play a major role in meeting China ...
The Three Gorges project alone has cut downstream floodwaters by 34 percent, officials said. But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even ...
China’s Three Gorges Dam is one of the world's largest, standing over 600 feet tall and extending for nearly 8,000 feet. The dam is so massive, it’s reputed to have slowed the Earth’s rotation.